a big part of the initial calculus was that i simply didn't believe what he was saying on trade, because i'd heard it so many times.

clinton was going to pull out of nafta. & obama was, too. so, why would i believe either of them?

so, i never thought he'd pull out of the tpp.

& i never thought he'd take the lines he's taken on nafta - which aren't perfect, either. but preferable. definitely.